praetexta
or pre·tex·ta
[ pree-tek-stuh ]
/ priˈtɛk stə /
noun, plural prae·tex·tae [pree-tek-stee] /priˈtɛk sti/.
(in ancient Rome) a white toga with a broad purple border, worn by priests and magistrates as an official costume, and by certain other Romans as ceremonial dress.
a similar garment worn by a boy until he assumed the toga virilis, or by a girl until she married.
Origin of praetexta
1595–1605; < Latin, short for
toga praetexta literally, bordered toga. See
pretext
Words nearby praetexta
praenestine,
praenomen,
praepostor,
praesepe,
praesidium,
praetexta,
praetor,
praetorian,
praetorian guard,
praetorianism,
praetorius